Standing ovations. Inspirational messages. Crayons and bubble gum. In the city of Philadelphia last week, crowds gathered to witness outstanding talents celebrate their day sun. Two miles from another stage, where The National Football League hosted its annual draft — teams selecting their future from among collegiate contenders — another community celebrated its emerging leaders and industry icons. On April 27 […]

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With a network of more than 9,000 members, The Lucy Hobbs Project’s commission to select six honorees each year for the distinction of Exemplary Women in the Dental Community is no easy undertaking. This year, when The Lucy Hobbs Project® lauds these award recipients during its 4th annual celebration, to be held June 2 and […]

“Walk those rich lines, defy the odds, push the envelope — because you never know who you’re inspiring,” said Katti Webb Simpson, IPDH, of Foxcroft, Maine, during her acceptance of the Lucy Hobbs Project® Clinical Expertise Award in 2014. She speaks from experience. In 2008, the Pine Tree State became the second in the country to pass a […]

Teresa Gast, CPA, will lead a Continuing Education presentation on the topic of finance today at the Lucy Hobbs Project Annual Celebration Honoring Exemplary Women in the Dental Community, to be held at the Omni Championsgate in Orlando, Fla.

Teresa Gast, CPA, has seen clients right out of dental school buying their practice, getting married, having children and sending their own kids to college. As a partner of Cain, Watters & Associates, PLLC, she says her greatest joy is seeing clients progress in their own financial successes throughout the years.

“I have worked with many of my clients for 12-13 years and I have gotten to experience all of life’s changes with them.”

Powered by Benco Dental, The Lucy Hobbs Project is a national, long-term program based on three pillars – networking, innovating and giving back. Named after Hobbs, this project aims to bring women together from all facets of the dental industry – dentists, dental assistants, hygienists, receptionists, sales representatives and others. The project is free to join and offers networking opportunities, education programs and charitable events.

Eric S. Solomon, DDS, MA, presents one of three Continuing Education courses at the Lucy Hobbs Project Annual Celebration Honoring Exemplary Women in the Dental Community, to be held at the Omni Championsgate in Orlando, Fla., June 6.

Prior to the 1980s, female dentists were not a large segment of the dental workforce; fewer than 3 percent of all dentists in 1980 were female. Dental enrollment trends indicate that female participation should increase to some 30 percent of the dental workforce in 2020.

These trends in dental education are brought to you by Eric S. Solomon, DDS, MA, via the first in a series of articles featured in dentaleconomics.com, “The Future of Dentistry.”

Fitting that Dr. Solomon will speak to that rapidly rising segment of the dental population tomorrow at the Lucy Hobbs Project Annual Celebration Honoring Exemplary Women in the Dental Community, to be held at the Omni Championsgate in Orlando, Fla., June 6. The annual event, named for the woman who, in 1866, became the first American female to earn a degree in dentistry, will recognize and award industry professionals whose achievements mirror those established by Lucy Hobbs.

Powered by Benco Dental, The Lucy Hobbs Project is a national, long-term program based on three pillars – networking, innovating and giving back.